Vinyl pressings
by The Lovin' Spoonful · 1966
Daydream was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 10 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
SIDE-1 KLPS 8051 66TRS502-2 213 [Block-shaped S]Runout A, variant 1
SIDE-2 KLPS 8051 66TRS 503-1 117 [Block-shaped SRunout B, variant 1
SIDE-1 KLPS 8051 66TRS 502-3 [Block-shaped S]Runout A, variant 2
SIDE-2 KLPS 8051 66TRS 503-3 [Block-shaped S]Runout B, variant 2
Side-1 KLP 8051 66TR401-1 214Side A runout etched, except 214 stamped (var. 1)
Side-2 KLP 8051 66TR403-1 13Side B runout etched, except 13 stamped (var. 1)
SIDE-1 KLP 8051 66TR402 23 [block-shaped "S"]Side A runout etched, except 23 [block-shaped "S"] stamped (var. 2)
SIDE-2 KLP 8051 66TR403- 12 ¯ [block-shaped "S"]Side B runout etched, except 12 ¯ [block-shaped "S"] stamped (var. 2)
SIDE-1 KLP 8051 66TR402-1 225 [block-shaped S]Side A runout
SIDE-2 KLP8051 66TR403- 113 [block-shaped S]Side B runout
KLPS 8051 66TRS502-3Side A Etched 66TRS502-3 Stamped
KLPS 8051 66TRS 503-3Side B Etched 66TRS502-3 Stamped
SIDE-1 KLPS 8051 66 TRS 502-2 22 [Block shaped S]A runout, variant 1
SIDE-2 KLPS 8051 66 TRS 503-1 114 [Block shaped S]B runout, variant 1
SIDE-1 KLPS 8051 66 TRS 502-2 223 [Block shaped S]A runout, variant 2
SIDE-2 KLPS 8051 66 TRS 503-1 1210 [Block shaped S]B runout, variant 2
KLP 8051 66TR402Side A, etched
KLP 8051 66TR403Side B, etched
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Argentina | Kama Sutra KLP 8051 / Kama Sutra KLP-8051First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Astor PLP-1159First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Kama Sutra KLP-8051 / Kama Sutra KLP 8051 (C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | Kama Sutra 719 101 / Kama Sutra 719.101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Germany | Kama Sutra 620 002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Kama Sutra 619 002First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Italy | Kama Sutra KAL - 55002 / Kama Sutra KAL 55.002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Kama Sutra NPL-28078First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Kama Sutra NPL-28078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | South Africa | Pye Records PL 2069First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Pye International NPL 28078 / Pye International NPL.28078First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Pye International NPL 28078 / Pye International NPL.28078First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Kama Sutra T-90675 / Kama Sutra KLP-8051LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1966 | US | Kama Sutra KLP 8051First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Kama Sutra ST-90675 / Kama Sutra KLPS-8051LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Germany | Kama Sutra 201.723LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Buddah Records SFX-10616LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Kama Sutra VIP-4177LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP 194LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5160LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5160LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5508LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2015 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5508LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Kama Sutra LP 5508 / Sundazed Music LP 5508LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
34 vinyl pressings of Daydream are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1966 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Kama Sutra KLPS-8051, released March 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KLPS-8051, KLP 8051, KLP-8051, NPL 28078) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SIDE-1 KLPS 8051 66TRS502-2 213 [Block-shaped S] and SIDE-2 KLPS 8051 66TRS 503-1 117 [Block-shaped S. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
